preparing for the teaparty

There was a lot going on. I now knew for certain that preparing to attend a tea party was no joke. For example, I have been up since the early hours of the day before sunrise because I had to look for something splendid to wear.

And though I did not care much about how I looked, my maids and the headmaid certainly did.

Of course my maids had pure intentions because they wanted me to give off a memorable first impression as it would be my first event to attend with the title of a duchess or duchess to be, to be exact because I haven't had a formal ceremony for my wedding, it was only a verbal and written agreement between the two families. However, since we have the written agreement, it automatically made me the lady of the house, but we still had to throw a ball or some sort of ceremony before our marriage could be fully acknowledged.

So the house has been bustling with designers coming in and out like we were the ones hosting the tea party. I felt exhausted, and I didn't even want to imagine how I would feel after attending the party if I was already miserable before I even set foot on the venue.

" It's gotta be the Pink. The lady would look absolutely gorgeous in it. Milady, please choose the pink." One made argued

" That's ridiculous. A tea party is vibrant. It needs a color more refreshing than that. Milady, please choose the orange color. It would be perfect for you, and it would complement your light makeup." another said

The two arguing were Kim and Wendy. Two of the many maids who were assigned to me by master Evans. Out of all of them, these two had bug personalities, and they weren't really the type to shy away from situations, which was why I liked them.

Normally, their argument in any other household would have deemed them as unruly in front of the lady of the house and actually got them punished. However, i did not mind it, in fact they gave their honest opinions about the dresses, and it was helpful to me because I could compare the dresses while fairly looking at the good and bad qualities they pointed out. They saved me a lot of time because a lot of dresses were delivered by the designers mainly because they want to be responsible for the wardrobe of the new duchess, as it would obviously put their names and their shops in the limelight.

" What do you know? I worked for a fashion house before I came to work here. My knowledge about fashion and design is far above your current level." Wendy said proudly

" Well, I used to dress Miss Bianca and everyone in the kingdom knows that her fashion sense is superb." Kim said also puffing her chest.

They had all sorts of designs, and most of them were very extravagant and a bit flashy for my style. So when Wendy and Kim hand picked only a dozen dresses out of the hundreds that were delivered, I felt eternal gratitude for them.

" Ladies, I hear your points. Let's calm down and look for a dress together, okay? After all, it was you all who woke me up. Otherwise, I would still be in a peaceful slumber. I understand the excitement, but let's not fight, okay?" At times like these, I really missed Lily, but since she was not from this household, she had to report back the marquess once in a while, and today was one of those days. She left yesterday morning, and she was set to be back before the set time for the tea party in order to accompany me.

" Yes, milady." they said simultaneously, and I almost had a victory dance when they said,

" But which dress would you choose milady?"

" Err, well both dresses are gorgeous. They show that you two indeed have good insight." I said because if I picked these two would be at odds forever for a small thing like this. They were after all women, a small ripple could turn into an earthquake very quickly.

" Yes but which one is better, the one she picked or the one I picked milady?" Wendy asked. They really didn't want to let it rest.